Ilana Plotkin Schauer

Ilana was beyond professional and very knowledgeable in family law and divorce. I found her on Avvo through great reviews and I am so grateful that I did. She was always responsive, on point and held my hand through the process making it smooth. I highly recommend her if you need a sharp, knowledgeab...le yet very caring lawyer.

Ilana Schauer is razor-sharp and rock-solid stable. She is extremely emotionally attuned and responsive to what is happening in the moment (and as anyone knows who has been through this process, things can shift quickly and you can feel overwhelmed fast). Ilana will not waiver. She provides solid ...guidance through the trying process and is steadfast, strategic, and inspiringly brilliant. She is a phenomenal advocate for her clients and the children. She has excellent communication skills and can break things down for you fast. She will not rack up your bill and gets right to the point. Given her breadth of talent and skill, her rates are extremely reasonable. I interviewed over 12 attorneys and previously worked with a family law attorney who had a very good reputation, but could not handle the opposing council and party well, and costs skyrocketed with little progress in the case. I needed someone who could effectively and efficiently deal with challenging personalities and aggressive tactics. I knew very quickly in our first meeting that Ilana was the one. However, over the course of the year which followed I only continued to be more and more impressed by her work. The positive first impression she conveys is genuinely reflective of how incredibly talented she is. Her writing skills are spot on and beautifully articulated – straightforward, factual, and fierce when needed. On a personal level, I deeply appreciated her compassion, honesty, and humor. I found her to be the ultimate professional- always respectful, always responsive, and could explain complex things in a clear and concise manner. She is also very attentive to detail and frequently picked up on mistakes, blunders, and general BS by the opposing council and party – things in plain sight. I always felt extremely well represented. Ilana Schauer is truly a gem and you are very lucky if she takes your case.

IIana did an outstanding work on my child custody case. I hired IIana for consulting and document preparation because local counsel costs were out of control. IIana was very prompt, responding to my emails and questions related to representing myself pro se. I plan on using IIana again for future fa...mily-related issues.

I was looking for a competent Family law attorney to review a legal document and began to search in both large well known firms and smaller ones when I was sent to Ilana as a referral from another (Real Estate) attorney that I knew and respected. Ilana was professional, extremely helpful, knowledge...able and very easy to talk to. Her experience and knowledge saved me extra time, headache and money! I highly recommend anyone looking for legal counsel contact her.